TV’s finest find fun at fund fete

Celebs out for Emmy's Evening Before bash

In the run-up to the Emmys, the Evening Before bash benefiting the Motion Picture and Television Fund has become a must-stop for the smallscreen set. With a bare minimum of photogs present Saturday night, the tube community could relax and mingle, pointed out MPTF CEO Ken Scherer at Century Park.

“This is the sixth year we’ve done it and as you can see it’s hugely popular,” said Scherer. “We’ve raised millions, it’s for a good cause.” He noted that the Evening Before event started after the success of a similar party on the eve of the Oscars.

Guests at this year’s fete, which raised $1.6 million for the fund, played a game at the HP booth, matching TV theme songs to shows, with NBCU’s Lauren Zalaznick among the high scorers.

Jeffrey Katzenberg arrived with family, and took congrats for all his MPTF work and his Governor’s Award from the Academy.

Tina Fey and husband Jeff Richmond held court in a group that included Will Arnett, while in another corner Kunal Nayyar and Archie Panjabi and their spouses discussed where to get good Indian food in L.A.